Liverpool 2-0 Chelsea

Fernando Torres bagged a pair of late goals, to keep Liverpool in touch with Manchester United at the top of the Premiership. A draw would have been a better result for Sir Alex but his side still look comfortable at the top, and it will possibly be a case of 'catch us if you can' for the rest of the season.

In this particular game a better name for Chelsea, would be 'All at sea', because they don't seem to be playing with the fervour that used to be there. They will need to pull their socks up if they want to threaten the top two. However, in this instance it must be said that the sending off Frank Lampard, for a dubious foul on Alonso, did not help their case. For many spectators it was as much Alonso who was at fault. Although playing with ten men was part of the problem there is little doubt that Liverpool deserved their win, and the outcome would probably have been the same without the referee's assistance.

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Benitez would be rightly proud of his side's strong finish, with two goals in two minutes from Torres, rounding off a determined team effort. That they both came nearing the end of play, in the 89th minute and in extra time, when a draw had seemed likely, would be even more of a fillip. But Liverpool had dominated the game and they deserved to finish up with three points.

Petr Cech made a few good saves, otherwise the score line would have been higher, but for all that he didn't look quite so sharp as he used to be. He is still a first class goalkeeper but no longer the best in the world as many previously thought. You could not really judge Pepe Reina's performance at the other end because he had so little to do, and little to save from a non-existent Chelsea attack.

Deco and Drogba, were substituted for Malouda and Anelka, after 69 minutes, and that seemed to instil some urgency into the game, with Kalou having a shot at goal. However, it was a tame effort, easily collected by Reina. Then Torres decided enough was enough with two fine goals in the dying minutes, to suggest to United that at least they won't have things all their own way.

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